Low rate of surgery in juvenile idiopathic scoliosis treated with a complete and tailored conservative approach: end-growth results from a retrospective cohort Claudia Fusco Scoliosis 2014, 9:12 Abstract (provisional) Background context: The main distinctive aspect of Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis (JIS) with respect to Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is the high risk of severe deformity and […]
The Spine Journal February 1, 2014Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 315–325 Keith D.K. Luk Abstract Background Assessment of skeletal maturity in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is important to guide clinical management. Understanding growth peak and cessation is crucial to determine clinical observational intervals, timing to initiate or end bracing therapy, and when to […]
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A 71 Cases Study Ascertaining that Straightening Is Possible, and a New Etiological Hypothesis Jan Polak Asian Spine J. 2013 December; 7(4): 282–288. Published online 2013 November 28. doi: 10.4184/asj.2013.7.4.282 Abstract Study Design Seventy-one children (23 boys and 48 girls, aged 6 to 18 year-old) with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) between 11° […]
This is an important finding that should help reduce patients’ and parents’ worries concerning bracing.
Stuart L. Weinstein, M.D. BACKGROUND The role of bracing in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who are at risk for curve progression and eventual surgery is controversial. METHODS We conducted a multicenter study that included patients with typical indications for bracing due to their age, skeletal immaturity, and degree of scoliosis. Both a randomized cohort […]
Sonia Sahli, PhD The Spine Journal Available online 2 October 2013 Abstract Background context Concerns have been raised about the effect of backpack carrying on adolescent balance. For adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) subjects, the effect of backpack carrying method on their balance has not been determined. Our aim is to examine the effects of backpack […]
Is Radiation-Free Diagnostic Monitoring of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Feasible Using Upright Positional Magnetic Resonance Imaging? Diefenbach, Christopher BS Spine: 01 April 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 7 – p 576–580 Abstract Study Design. Prospective clinical trial. Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine if an upright positional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol […]
Stuart L. Weinstein, M.D., Lori A. Dolan, Ph.D., James G. Wright, M.D., M.P.H., and Matthew B. Dobbs, M.D. September 19, 2013 BACKGROUND The role of bracing in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who are at risk for curve progression and eventual surgery is controversial. METHODS We conducted a multicenter study that included patients with typical […]
by NANCY SHUTE September 20, 2013 2:55 PM For decades, doctors have been recommending that children with scoliosis wear a back brace so that the sideways curve of the spine doesn’t get worse. But there was scant evidence to prove back braces really help. And telling a teenage girl she’s going to have to wear […]
Romano, Michele PT Spine: 15 June 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 14 – p E883–E893 Abstract Study Design. Systematic review of interventions. Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of scoliosis-specific exercise (SSE) in adolescent patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Summary of Background Data. AIS is a 3-dimensional deformity of the spine. Although AIS can […]
Lee, Mark C. MD Spine: 15 May 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 11 – p E656–E661 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31828d255d Diagnostics Abstract Study Design. Retrospective. Objective. To demonstrate a relationship between adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Cobb angle measurements obtained with standing plain radiographs and standard supine magnetic resonance (MR) images. Summary of Background Data. Patients with adolescent […]
Spine: 20 April 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 9 – p 786–794 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182837c95 Literature Review What Is the Effect of Surgery on the Quality of Life of the Adolescent With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?: A Review and Statistical Analysis of the Literature Rushton, Paul R. P. MRCSEd; Grevitt, Michael P. FRCS (orth) Collapse BoxAbstract […]
Clin Rehabil. 2012 Dec;26(12):1123-32. doi: 10.1177/0269215512447085. Epub 2012 Jul 16. Diab AA Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of forward head correction on three-dimensional posture parameters and functional level in adolescent idiopathic scoliotic patients. DESIGN: A randomized controlled study with three-month follow-up. SETTING: University research laboratory. SUBJECTS: Seventy-six adolescent idiopathic scoliotic patients with Cobb angle […]
Spine: 20 April 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 9 – p 778–785 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31827db418 Literature Review Comparison of Untreated Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis With Normal Controls: A Review and Statistical Analysis of the Literature Rushton, Paul R. P. MRCSEd; Grevitt, Michael P. FRCS (Orth) Abstract Study Design. Review and statistical analysis of studies evaluating health-related […]
J.M. Menke Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Sciences 01/2007; 39:99-111. ABSTRACT A previous study using frequentist analytic methods on a single cohort showed no difference in forty-one patients under chiropractic management for mild or early stage scoliosis. The grantor requested a re-analysis. Plain film radiographs of 41 children and adolescents were re-measured by Risser-Ferguson […]
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 May 1;30(9):1082-5. Schwab F1, Dubey A, Gamez L, El Fegoun AB, Hwang K, Pagala M, Farcy JP. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: A prospective self-assessment analysis and evaluation of nutritional and radiographic parameters in a consecutive series of healthy adult volunteers older than 60 years. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the prevalence of adult […]
Schwab F,et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 May 1;30(9):1082-5. Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Service, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA. fschwab@worldnet.att.net Abstract STUDY DESIGN: A prospective self-assessment analysis and evaluation of nutritional and radiographic parameters in a consecutive series of healthy adult volunteers older than 60 years. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the prevalence […]
Effect of chiropractic intervention on small scoliotic curves in younger subjects: A time-series cohort design Charles A. Lantz, DC, PhDa, Jasper Chen, DCb Received: March 2, 2000; Received in revised form: May 29, 2000 claimed to affect scoliotic curves, and case studies abound reporting on successful outcomes. No clinical trials exist, however, that evaluate chiropractic’s […]